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... beginning of syllables , §53 ; at the close of syllables , §54 ; at the end of words , §55 ; special rules , §56 . CHANGES OF CONSONANTS TO VOWELS in reduplicated syllables and letters and in quiescents , § 57 . MUTATIONS OF VOWELS ...
... beginning of syllables , §53 ; at the close of syllables , §54 ; at the end of words , §55 ; special rules , §56 . CHANGES OF CONSONANTS TO VOWELS in reduplicated syllables and letters and in quiescents , § 57 . MUTATIONS OF VOWELS ...
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... beginning or the close of the syllable of which it is a part , while to the ear it is entirely lost in the accompanying or preceding vowel . Its power has been likened to that of the smooth breathing ( ' ) of the Greeks or the English ...
... beginning or the close of the syllable of which it is a part , while to the ear it is entirely lost in the accompanying or preceding vowel . Its power has been likened to that of the smooth breathing ( ' ) of the Greeks or the English ...
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... beginning or in the middle of words termi- nate in a bottom horizontal stroke , which is the remnant of the connecting link with the following letter ; at the end of words no such link was needed , and the letter was continued ...
... beginning or in the middle of words termi- nate in a bottom horizontal stroke , which is the remnant of the connecting link with the following letter ; at the end of words no such link was needed , and the letter was continued ...
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... beginning of the following line . The same end is accomplished more neatly in modern print- ing by judicious spacing . § 9. 1. The later Jews make frequent use of abbreviations . There are none , however , in the text of the Hebrew ...
... beginning of the following line . The same end is accomplished more neatly in modern print- ing by judicious spacing . § 9. 1. The later Jews make frequent use of abbreviations . There are none , however , in the text of the Hebrew ...
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... beginning of a syllable the Hebrews always facilitated the pronunciation of concurrent consonants by the introduction of a hiatus or slight breathing between them ; a Sh'va so situated is consequently said to be vocal , and has a sound ...
... beginning of a syllable the Hebrews always facilitated the pronunciation of concurrent consonants by the introduction of a hiatus or slight breathing between them ; a Sh'va so situated is consequently said to be vocal , and has a sound ...
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Absol absolute infinitive adjectives apocopated appended Ayin Chron clause cloth commonly comp compound Sh'va Conjunctive consonant const construct Daghesh Daghesh-forte Daghesh-lene Deut diphthongal Disjunctive doubled Eccles editions Ezek feminine ending final gender Geresh Gesenius guttural verbs Hebrew Hhirik Hholem Hiphil preterite Hith Hithpael Hophal imperative infinitive inflections inserted instances John Ruskin Josh Judg K'ri K'thibh Kal future Kal preterite Kamets Kamets Hhatuph Kimchi Lamedh lengthened long vowel Makkeph masc masculine Merka Methegh mixed syllable Munahh Niphal nouns occasionally occurs omitted paragogic participle Pattahh penult perfect verbs Piel plur plural preceding prefixed preposition pret pronoun prop Prov Pual quiescent quiesces rarely reduplication rejected retained root second radical Seghol short vowel shortened Shurek signification simple Sh'va simple syllable sing singular sometimes species suffixes termination thou tion Tiphhha triliteral Tsere vowel letter word Yodh Zech
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